Meaning of the nameMaila
- Female
- Mai-la
Maila is a female name whose origin in Brazil is uncertain; the same spelling exists as a pet form of Maria in Finnish.
Meaning
The meaning of Maila is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 6,014
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,409
- Median age
- 20 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,336
- people
Maila in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Maila, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (1,620 people).
5,978 women 36 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Maila is most common
States with the highest share of people named Maila in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,007 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 940 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 671 | 0.008% |
| Minas Gerais | 467 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 294 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 277 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 257 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 251 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 192 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 192 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 187 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 171 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 155 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 121 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 114 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 89 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 83 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 83 | 0.011% |
| Alagoas | 74 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 67 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 60 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 59 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 54 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 44 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 41 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 37 | 0.006% |
| Acre | 27 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Maila
Maila is a female given name in Finnish, where Wiktionary gives it as a child form of Maria and Behind the Name as a pet form of Maria, and in Estonian, where Wiktionary gives it as derived from Maria or Maarja. The origin of the spelling in Brazil is uncertain, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Mayla among the spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,014 people named Maila and 7,234 named Mayla, almost all women. Proportionally, both are most common in Pará.
Uses the I, a spelling that matches that of the Finnish name. Its records are concentrated in the 1990s.
Other spellings of Maila
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Mayla | 7,234 |
| Maila | 6,014 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Maila · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Maila · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Maila · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Maila
What does the name Maila mean?
The meaning of Maila is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Maila in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,014 people with the first name Maila, which ranks it number 2,409 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Maila a boy's or a girl's name?
Maila is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,978 women and 36 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Maila most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.008% of the state's population is named Maila (671 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Maila?
Mayla. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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